Hi guys. We're all safe, but my work location lost a warehouse shed full of Drywall. To add insult to injury, one of the big boom trucks had been moved inside the shed to protect it.... didn't work! I've taken pictures of the storm damage (this wasn't even a tornado, but is considered to be a microburst. As soon as I figure out how to post the pictures I will include them here.
I'm glad you're safe. This has been an active season for tornadoes, and they can be very devastating and surprisingly odd in what they devastate and what they spare.
Yipes, Nancy/Knitty/Windy! And they say living in NYC is dangerous.
Do you have a cellar or other safe place to run to? I'm always struck by all the tornado-themed TV shows they run on Discovery Channel and other cable channels. Somehow they make it all seem adventurous and harmless, like a ride at a theme park. I don't know if that's such a good idea. It's like all those animal expert shows where the hosts cavalierly handle the animals, and then people think you can just swim up to a shark and start petting it.
I'm glad you're all right. Maybe you should consider buying that little house in Brooklyn you told me about - at least its location (squeezed between two much larger houses) would keep you safe during a twister.
Judith, Chris and Mike,
Thanks for the good thoughts! I live about 10 miles from work, and we had sirens going off most of the night. I spent the evening in a storm shelter with a lot of very wet, very nervous people and their dogs....
Judith, that house looks pretty darn good at this point!
Dear Nancy,
Thanks so much for sharing your "good" news. I hope that you and all your neighbors will be safe throughout the rest of the tornado season. Stay in touch, if you can!
Glad to hear you came through it all unscathed. I hope you're not too far from a below ground shelter. You do have an NOAA radio in the house (and one at work too) for advanced warnings I presume? It's an invaluable item to have and usually costs less than $50. Down here in hurricane land there aren't too many homes or businesses without one. A couple of extra minutes notice could make all the difference in the world. Stay safe.
Thanks to all of you for your kind thoughts. I have been watching the news here, (we made all the local channels!) and a shed full of drywall is nothing compared to some families who lost their homes. I am so grateful that this happened when it did, and that no one in the metro area was hurt. Truly a miracle.
Hi Nancy
We have not met but I just wanted to let you know we had a bad one out here last Summer just west of the city and lucky no one was hurt but it sure did alot of dammage,glad you are safe.